home video
noun
plural home videos
1
: a homemade video (see video entry 1 sense 1) that is not usually intended for commercial release or distribution
We showed our friends home videos of our vacation in the Caribbean.
People are consuming millions of hours of shaky, selfie-quality home video on their phones every day.—
Karen Bussone
Karen Bussone… make a home video, using a cell phone or camera, of yourself performing your selection.—The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, North Carolina)
The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, North Carolina)2
: prerecorded video (see video entry 1 sense 1a) marketed for home viewing
The popular TV series … returns to home video with the DVD and Blu-ray releases of … Season Three.—Mike Spring
Mike SpringIt's not clear when other [streaming] platforms will add season four, but it usually takes several months for new seasons to receive a home video release …—Business Insider US
Business Insider USExamples of home video in a Sentence
the latest releases in home video
We watched a home video of their wedding.
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Bob Stein co-founded the Criterion Collection in 1984 with the modest goal of releasing contemporary and classic films on home video.
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Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The film is practically a work of amateur videography, a home video waiting to capture memories before they’re made — or a wedding video in which a wedding may or may not occur.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Bob Stein co-founded the Criterion Collection in 1984 with the modest goal of releasing contemporary and classic films on home video.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The fifth generation of home video game consoles saw a new competitor step up to the plate to disrupt the everlasting war between Sega and Nintendo: Sony's PlayStation.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Home video.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20video. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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